Tree damage from the July 20 storm is still visible in parts of the city.
Sarnia Communications Manager Steve Henschel estimates the storm brought down over 100 trees on city properties, including parks and boulevards.
Henschel said boulevard brush collection has largely been completed in the hardest hit area bounded by Michigan Avenue, Maxwell Street, Christina Street and Indian Road.
"We still do have to address tree stumps," he said. "They're a bit of a different challenge in terms of grinding them down or removing them with heavy excavators, so people will notice in those hard hit areas there still might be some upturned tree stumps and stuff like that, damage to sidewalks that we're moving forward with repairing."
He said the city’s contractor was not able to reach all homes, and curbside brush collection will continue this week.
"They'll be collecting it both as part of their regular collection efforts, so it might get picked up on your regular collection day, but it might also be picked up by special trucks they have deployed toward just doing that," said Henschel. "So, we can't say which day you'll get picked up on, but just leave it at the curb this week and it should be picked up by the end of the week."
Residents are reminded that brush should be bundled with jute or twine, or placed in a lidless, draining container with an X marked on two sides.
Henschel said the Sarnia compost site on Andrew Street continues to offer free drop off of brush for residents, and size limitations will be waived until the end of the month.
